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UNITED STATES : — MISSOURI

The foreign-born numbered 216,379, of whom 100,289 were German, 31,832 Irish, 15,666 English, 8,616 Canadian, nationalities less numerously repre- sented being Swiss, Russian, Swedish, &c.

The largest cities in the State, with population in 1910, are:

Cities Pop.

Cities

Pop.

Cities

Pop.

St. Louis. 687,029 Kansas City. 248,381 St. Joseph. 77,403 Joplin. . 32,073

Springfield. Hannibal Sedalia. Jefferson(Cap,)

35,201 18,341 17,822 11,850

Webb City.

Moberly Carthage

11,817

10,923 9,483

The strongest religious bodies in the State are Catholic, Baptist and Methodist, after which (in order of importance), come Disciples of Christ, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Episcopalians, and Congi'egationalists.

School attendance is compulsory on children from 8 to l4 years of age for not less than three-fourths the school term. In 1912 the public elementary schools had 18,555 teachers and 701,820 enrolled pujiils ; 519 public high schools had 1,891 teachers and 39,294 i.upils ; in 1912 there were 5 public normal schools with 166 teachers and 5,746 pupils. For superior instruc- tion there are many universities and colleges, the more important being as follows : —

Opened

Institutions

Professors Students

1841 1853 1829 1851 1849 1887 1875 1873 1883 1864

Univ. of Missouri, Columbia (State) Washington Univ., St. Louis (non-sect.) St. Louis Univ. (R.C.) .... Chi-istian Brothers Coll. St. Louis (R.C.) William Jewell Coll., Liberty (Bapt.) - Missouri Wesleyan Coll., Cameron (M.E.) Park Coll. Parkville (Prcsb.). Drury Coll,. Springtield (Cong.). Tarkio Coll. (U. Presb.). , Central Wesleyan Coll., Warrenton

191

3,147

183

1,173

200

1,068

30

502

20

587

15

284

38

355

25

506

22

312

IS

306

The Lincoln Institute for coloured youths has 19 professors and 511 students.

Charity-— The Missouri system of charities and corrections proper consists of 13 separately governed state charitable and penal institutions, of county gaols and almshouses or infirmaries in practically all counties of the state, of special institutions of this character controlled by some of the larger cities, a general system of public relief of the poor in their homes amounting to somewhat less than 250,000 dollars annually and juvenile courts in the six largest urban districts of the state. In 1908 the sum of 376,493 dollars was expended by counties on 2,893 persons in state hospitals, and 820,698 dollars on 12,457 persons not in state hospitals. In each county the county court has the care of the poor inhabitants, and may erect a poor-house, appoint a superintendent, and make n^gulatious for management^ An inhabitant of a county is one who has resided there 12 months before receiving relief, but the court at its discretion may relieve others. Support of the poor may be let out by contract.